Hey everyone, I’m trying to create a loose itinerary for an upcoming trip to Japan this November.
I would greatly appreciate any advice or revisions you might have, feel free to be brutally honest (especially if I’m being too ambitious). Pertinent info: I eat a plant-based diet, so many of my choices revolve around access to food I can eat. I am also aiming for a healthy balance of nature, old world Japan, and big city life. Lastly, I am an early riser, so I will be heading out most days around 6am or so to get as much tranquility as I can before the koyo crowds show up. Most evenings will be spent exploring nightlife and eating. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!
**Day 0: Arrive in Osaka @ \~8pm on a Thursday**
Check into hotel near Namba Station, head over to Dotonbori for an hour or so if I have the energy.
**Day 1: Osaka / Kyoto (Friday)**
Osaka Aquarium, Osaka Castle.
Head to Kyoto in the late afternoon.
Fushimi Inari for a sunset/night time hike.
**Day 2: Kyoto / Mt. Kurama (Saturday)**
Hike the Kurama – Kibune loop.
Explore some north-eastern temples in Kyoto (Shisendo, Ginkaku-ji, Honen-in, Eikan-do, Nanzen-ji).
**Day 3: Nara (Sunday)**
Nara Park and Mt. Kasuga Primeval Forest.
Stop in Uji to shop for tea on the way back to Kyoto.
**Day 4: Kyoto (Monday)**
Nijo Castle, Kyoto Gyoen National Garden.
Spend some time shopping around Nishiki Market and area.
Possibly book a tea ceremony.
**Day 5: Kyoto (Tuesday)**
Explore some eastern temples (Tofuku-ji, Sennyu-ji, Kiyomizu-dera, Kodai-ji)
Possibly book walking tour of Kiyomizu-dera and area, with tea ceremony.
**Day 6: Kyoto / Shibu Onsen (Wednesday)**
Possibly explore Fushimi Inari again during early morning.
Head to Nagano, and check in to Kokuya Ryokan at Shibu Onsen / Yamanouchi.
Relax.
**Day 7: Yamanouchi (Thursday)**
Spend some time at the Snow Monkey Park.
Explore Yamanouchi a bit.
Relax.
**Day 8: Yamanouchi / Tokyo (Friday)**
Arrive in Tokyo around noon (Kanda).
Imperial Palace tour, explore palace gardens.
Shop for some woodblock prints in Jimbocho.
**Day 9: Tokyo (Saturday)**
Explore Shinjuku, Shibuya, Ebisu, including Meiji Jingu and National Gardens.
Head to Todoroki Ravine Park for a break, tea, and some food, **OR…**
Head to Shimokitazawa for shopping and food.
Shibuya Sky for sunset and nighttime views of the city.
**Day 10: Tokyo (Sunday)**
Ghibli Museum, explore Kichijoji.
Maybe head to Nakano or Shinjuku.
**Day 11: Tokyo (Monday)**
Tokyo National Museum, explore Asakusa, knife shopping, Senso-ji.
**Day 12: Tokyo (Tuesday)**
teamLab Planets, explore Ginza to Akihabara, do some shopping.
**Day 13: Tokyo / fly home from Haneda**
Flight leaves around 7pm, so I will probably need to be at the airport around 4pm.
Not sure what to do this day. Would it be possible to wake up early and go on a day trip somewhere?
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For some days you need to teleport to do everything you wanted